Taken from the 2019 erbacce poetry prize winning entry by PD Lyons. It was one of the original entry of four poems. “This one, I am proud to say was influenced by the work of Laurie Anderson & William S. Burroughs.”
The People Who Cured Themselves
the people who had cured themselves
from the virus once called language
communicated eloquently
with their hands
with their arms
with their eyes
with the colour of their skin.
impossible to be misunderstood
they learned of the winds worship of leaves
the way the sun with every shadow enjoyed each day by day
and the height of midnight stars all sparkling –
happy with the moon, longing for its return.
eventually they forgot –
the coarseness of verbal abuse
the trickery of its seduction
the con of its half-truths.
made themselves dwellers on an island
rescuers, healers for those washed up from the deep
unafraid of reinfection they let the long-term healing of their lives
speak for them.
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The annual erbacce-prize for poetry is open from January 1st to May 1st every year. It is entirely FREE to enter thus it attracts top quality poets world-wide… in 2019 we had close to eight thousand entries and all were judged ‘blind’. P D Lyons was the outright winner! Below is the book we produced for him… it is sheer quality poetry, the whole book encompasses a simplicity coupled with deep insight; a truly beautiful collection which reveals more each time it is re-opened… (perfect-bound: 112pages)
http://erbacce-press.webeden.co.uk/p-d-lyons/4586525519
Through the generous support of Westmeath County Council a limited edition of 50 numbered and signed copies are available to purchase direct from the poet at €20.00 to include standard postage world wide. Please click on the link above to order via PayPal
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